Sunday Brunch Dress

[Anonymous]

15:12. I think jersey knit dresses are perhaps the most cheap/unflattering pieces of clothing ever. I am 5'8" and 120 lbs and if I gained 10 lbs you would see it in jersey knit

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Brunch where and with whom? At the neighbors on the screened porch? At a hotel with your visiting aunts? At Jackie's with DH? At Jaleo with your girlfriends? (In any case, the dress you linked to is not a great choice.)

I was thinking Jaleo with friends (I have been invited to a "ladies" brunch and begged off because I knew I had NOTHING to wear and no time to sort it out in time). My other thought was going out with DH (Jaleo's, Redwood , whatever). I usually wear flats to work, standard cardigans and slacks. Nothing exciting but wanted a more grown up look without looking like I was trying too hard.

OK -- for the ladies brunch: nice bootcut jeans with a pretty David Cline tee: 3/4 sleeves, v-neck in a nice, soft cotton that's not too thin, a snakeskin print with pale green, lavender and grey, silver hoops, grey wedges (I need the added height) and 3 silver bangles, a metallic tote

for brunch with DH: white ruched skirt with side zip, another David Cline tee with a charcoal and white giraffe print, silver hoops dangly turquoise earrings, grey wedges, same tote

And, BTW, we always love the food at Jaleo and are always underwhelmed by Redwood. Have fun @ brunch, OP!

[Anonymous]

Is there a difference between a shift and sheath?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Brunch where and with whom? At the neighbors on the screened porch? At a hotel with your visiting aunts? At Jackie's with DH? At Jaleo with your girlfriends? (In any case, the dress you linked to is not a great choice.)

I was thinking Jaleo with friends (I have been invited to a "ladies" brunch and begged off because I knew I had NOTHING to wear and no time to sort it out in time). My other thought was going out with DH (Jaleo's, Redwood , whatever). I usually wear flats to work, standard cardigans and slacks. Nothing exciting but wanted a more grown up look without looking like I was trying too hard.

OK -- for the ladies brunch: nice bootcut jeans with a pretty David Cline tee: 3/4 sleeves, v-neck in a nice, soft cotton that's not too thin, a snakeskin print with pale green, lavender and grey, silver hoops, grey wedges (I need the added height) and 3 silver bangles, a metallic tote

for brunch with DH: white ruched skirt with side zip, another David Cline tee with a charcoal and white giraffe print, silver hoops dangly turquoise earrings, grey wedges, same tote

And, BTW, we always love the food at Jaleo and are always underwhelmed by Redwood. Have fun @ brunch, OP!

Thanks !!!!

[Anonymous]

David Cline???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yeah, that one is not quite a sheath dress- it's also button up the front, so it's almost more like a shirtdress, but way fancier. I like the dress a lot, great color, and I do think it could work with more neutral accessories. Don't want to up the flash of an already flashy dress. Simple, thin belt, nude shoes, discrete jewelry and I think it would be cute.

ANn Taylor has a LOT of dresses that I think might work right now. Check them out. Maybe a little too floral, but I walked by the store in Tysons, having already read this thread, and thought now those are brunch dresses. But maybe more like Mother's Day brunch dresses.

i looked into the Ann Taylor dresses and I definetly like them. Thanks

[Anonymous]

I might be wearing one of these dresses to brunch. It depends which dress will hide my bloat after stuff my face

http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/diane-von-furstenberg-karin-print-silk-shirtdress/3253042?origin=keywordsearch&resultback=0
Much longer/more flattering in person

http://www.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=13658&vid=1&pid=136959

http://www.jcrew.com/womens_feature/NewArrivals/dresses/PRDOVR~83954/99102707018/ENE~1+2+3+22+4294967294+20~~~0~15~all~mode+matchallany~~~~~kimono/83954.jsp

http://www.madewell.com/AST/Navigation/Sale/AllProducts/PRDOVR~70903/99102629822/ENE~1+2+3+22+4294967294+20~~~20+17+4294966307~15~~~~~~~/70903.jsp

http://us.asos.com/ASOS-Summer-Dress-With-Cross-Strap-Bodice/y09i9/?iid=2004164&SearchQuery=asos%20%20summer%20dress%20with%20cross%20strap%20bodice&sh=0&pge=0&pgesize=20&sort=-1&clr=Navy&mporgp=L0FTT1MvQVNPUy1TdW1tZXItRHJlc3MtV2l0aC1Dcm9zcy1TdHJhcC1Cb2RpY2UvUHJvZC8.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I might be wearing one of these dresses to brunch. It depends which dress will hide my bloat after stuff my face

http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/diane-von-furstenberg-karin-print-silk-shirtdress/3253042?origin=keywordsearch&resultback=0
Much longer/more flattering in person

http://www.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=13658&vid=1&pid=136959

http://www.jcrew.com/womens_feature/NewArrivals/dresses/PRDOVR~83954/99102707018/ENE~1+2+3+22+4294967294+20~~~0~15~all~mode+matchallany~~~~~kimono/83954.jsp

http://www.madewell.com/AST/Navigation/Sale/AllProducts/PRDOVR~70903/99102629822/ENE~1+2+3+22+4294967294+20~~~20+17+4294966307~15~~~~~~~/70903.jsp

http://us.asos.com/ASOS-Summer-Dress-With-Cross-Strap-Bodice/y09i9/?iid=2004164&SearchQuery=asos%20%20summer%20dress%20with%20cross%20strap%20bodice&sh=0&pge=0&pgesize=20&sort=-1&clr=Navy&mporgp=L0FTT1MvQVNPUy1TdW1tZXItRHJlc3MtV2l0aC1Dcm9zcy1TdHJhcC1Cb2RpY2UvUHJvZC8.

Love the Madwell Dress.

[Anonymous]

I like the jcrew maxi

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I might be wearing one of these dresses to brunch. It depends which dress will hide my bloat after stuff my face

http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/diane-von-furstenberg-karin-print-silk-shirtdress/3253042?origin=keywordsearch&resultback=0
Much longer/more flattering in person

http://www.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=13658&vid=1&pid=136959

http://www.jcrew.com/womens_feature/NewArrivals/dresses/PRDOVR~83954/99102707018/ENE~1+2+3+22+4294967294+20~~~0~15~all~mode+matchallany~~~~~kimono/83954.jsp

http://www.madewell.com/AST/Navigation/Sale/AllProducts/PRDOVR~70903/99102629822/ENE~1+2+3+22+4294967294+20~~~20+17+4294966307~15~~~~~~~/70903.jsp

http://us.asos.com/ASOS-Summer-Dress-With-Cross-Strap-Bodice/y09i9/?iid=2004164&SearchQuery=asos%20%20summer%20dress%20with%20cross%20strap%20bodice&sh=0&pge=0&pgesize=20&sort=-1&clr=Navy&mporgp=L0FTT1MvQVNPUy1TdW1tZXItRHJlc3MtV2l0aC1Dcm9zcy1TdHJhcC1Cb2RpY2UvUHJvZC8.

Tried on that Gap dress last week. Love it in the picture and on the hangar, but it was HORRID on me. I'm 5'2" and 120 lbs, and it just looked bad. I wanted to love it. Banana has a similar dress that looked equally as bad and even higher priced.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am more a shift dress girl these days for brunch. Nothing too sexy for brunch

http://www.lillypulitzer.com/mobileProduct/Dresses/entity/sc/38/3873.uts?swatchName=True+Navy+Catch+A+Ray+Embroidery

How is this not too sexy? It's short and the back dips down fairly far. Cute pattern though and I would buy it! Just consider it fairly skimpy.

[Anonymous]

http://www.bodenusa.com/en-US/Womens-Dresses/Knee-Length-Dresses/WH345/Womens-Retro-Rose-Dress.html?NavGroupID=4

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am more a shift dress girl these days for brunch. Nothing too sexy for brunch

http://www.lillypulitzer.com/mobileProduct/Dresses/entity/sc/38/3873.uts?swatchName=True+Navy+Catch+A+Ray+Embroidery

How is this not too sexy? It's short and the back dips down fairly far. Cute pattern though and I would buy it! Just consider it fairly skimpy.

It is too short but nice.

[Anonymous]

I like the Madewell dress PP posted, too. I also like this: http://www.jcrew.com/womens_category/dresses/strapless/PRDOVR~85749/85749.jsp or this http://www.jcrew.com/womens_feature/NewArrivals/dresses/PRDOVR~68700/68700.jsp with a cardigan.

[Anonymous]

You skipped a brunch invitation because you didn't have anything to wear? You've blown my mind.